I'm trying to write a comprehensive guide on all things Mage for my guild website, and there's one thing I'm unclear on that I wasn't able to find here. Are the stat preferences for mages the same regardless of spec, or does each one have a different value on Crit and haste for example?
In our lovely sticky, we have stat preferences listed for the Fire build and the FFB build, but not for Arcane that I saw, and it does appear that the Fire and FFB specs have different preferences.
If someone could clear this up for me I would be most appreciative.
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Fireball and arcane are pretty similar, although Fireball benefits more from Crit than arcane does (for obvious reasons)
The GENERAL idea for stat weights:
Arcane:
Hit capped (although I frown on gemming/enchanting for it) > Spellpower > Haste > Crit > Int > Spirit
Fireball:
Same as above (but they are worth different amounts)
FFB:
Same, but swap haste and crit.
Now that is from what I remember, and could be wrong to a certain point. Best way to get an idea is to plug your character into rawr and see what the stat weights it gives you are.
The GENERAL idea for stat weights:
Arcane:
Hit capped (although I frown on gemming/enchanting for it) > Spellpower > Haste > Crit > Int > Spirit
Fireball:
Same as above (but they are worth different amounts)
FFB:
Same, but swap haste and crit.
Now that is from what I remember, and could be wrong to a certain point. Best way to get an idea is to plug your character into rawr and see what the stat weights it gives you are.
Okay thanks Anobix, I'll take a look at that and see what Rawr says.
Anobix the Brilliant wrote:
Fireball and arcane are pretty similar, although Fireball benefits more from Crit than arcane does (for obvious reasons)
The GENERAL idea for stat weights:
Arcane:
Hit capped (although I frown on gemming/enchanting for it) > Spellpower > Haste > Crit > Int > Spirit
Fireball:
Same as above (but they are worth different amounts)
FFB:
Same, but swap haste and crit.
Now that is from what I remember, and could be wrong to a certain point. Best way to get an idea is to plug your character into rawr and see what the stat weights it gives you are.
The GENERAL idea for stat weights:
Arcane:
Hit capped (although I frown on gemming/enchanting for it) > Spellpower > Haste > Crit > Int > Spirit
Fireball:
Same as above (but they are worth different amounts)
FFB:
Same, but swap haste and crit.
Now that is from what I remember, and could be wrong to a certain point. Best way to get an idea is to plug your character into rawr and see what the stat weights it gives you are.
For fireball, wouldn't it make sense rate Spirit higher than Int(since fireball specs lack Mind Mastery)?
The One and Only Poldaran wrote:
Anobix the Brilliant wrote:
Fireball and arcane are pretty similar, although Fireball benefits more from Crit than arcane does (for obvious reasons)
The GENERAL idea for stat weights:
Arcane:
Hit capped (although I frown on gemming/enchanting for it) > Spellpower > Haste > Crit > Int > Spirit
Fireball:
Same as above (but they are worth different amounts)
FFB:
Same, but swap haste and crit.
Now that is from what I remember, and could be wrong to a certain point. Best way to get an idea is to plug your character into rawr and see what the stat weights it gives you are.
The GENERAL idea for stat weights:
Arcane:
Hit capped (although I frown on gemming/enchanting for it) > Spellpower > Haste > Crit > Int > Spirit
Fireball:
Same as above (but they are worth different amounts)
FFB:
Same, but swap haste and crit.
Now that is from what I remember, and could be wrong to a certain point. Best way to get an idea is to plug your character into rawr and see what the stat weights it gives you are.
For fireball, wouldn't it make sense rate Spirit higher than Int(since fireball specs lack Mind Mastery)?
I stand corrected, you are probably right there Pold as it will probably give more crit after talents/glyphs/etc. I haven't played with my char in rawr since posting that to be sure yet.
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